Phloem

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phloem \Phlo"["e]m\, n. [Gr. ? bark.] (Bot.)
     That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to
     the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from
     {xylem}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phloem
       n : (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
           (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists
           primarily of sieve tubes [syn: {bast}]